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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Stonesport. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Stonesport to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Stonesport, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Stonesport (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Stonesport. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Stonesport is historic, it would have been located within present day Boone County.
To see how the shape of Missouri's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Boone County: Audrain, Callaway, Cole, Cooper, Howard, Moniteau & Randolph.
Below are the counties that are near Stonesport. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Stonesport:
- Boone County (The home county of Stonesport)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stonesport, with the one closest to Stonesport listed first.
- Hartsburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oldham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Oldham is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham
- Ashland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pierpont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Pierpont is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierpont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- McBaine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- McBaine is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBaine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12 people
- Columbia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Huntsdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Huntsdale is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
- Moores Switch
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Moores Switch is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Switch
- Stephens
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Stephens is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens
- Hinton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hinton is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
- Rocheport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Callaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stonesport, with the one closest to Stonesport listed first.
- Cedar City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar City is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar City
- Holts Summit
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Folsom
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Folsom is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
- Lake Mykee Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lake Mykee Town is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mykee Town
- Estimated population in 2018: 351 people
- New Bloomfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hord ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hord is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hord
- Tebbetts
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Tebbetts is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tebbetts
- Lindbergh
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Lindbergh is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindbergh
- Mokane
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Stephens
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Stephens is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens
- Fulton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Steedman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Steedman is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steedman
- Kingdom City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cole County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stonesport, with the one closest to Stonesport listed first.
- Saint Martins
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Martins is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
- Scruggs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Scruggs is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scruggs
- Centertown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson City is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,972 people
- Jefferson City has also been known as:
- Jeff City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson City <2>
- Lohman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wardsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wardsville is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Russellville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Osage City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Osage City is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage City
- Taos
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Taos is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taos
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,157 people
- Decatur
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Decatur is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Hickory Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hickory Hill is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Saint Thomas
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Saint Thomas is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Thomas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Eugene
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Cooper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stonesport, with the one closest to Stonesport listed first.
- Prairie Home
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Prairie Home is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Home
- Population from the 2020 Census: 280 people
- Wooldridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wooldridge is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooldridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Pisgah
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Pisgah is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Clarks Fork
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Clarks Fork is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Fork
- Lone Elm
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lone Elm is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Elm
- Windsor Place village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Windsor Place village is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Place village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Windsor Place village has also been known as:
- Windsor Place village
- Bunceton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Petersburg ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Petersburg is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Miller County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stonesport, with the one closest to Stonesport listed first.
- Olean
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Olean is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olean
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Etterville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Etterville is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etterville
- Pleasant Mount
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Mount is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Mount
- Marys Home
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Marys Home is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marys Home
- Eldon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Elizabeth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Aurora Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Aurora Springs is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora Springs
- Moniteau County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stonesport, with the one closest to Stonesport listed first.
- McGirk
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- McGirk is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGirk
- Jamestown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lupus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lupus is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lupus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
- California
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- High Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- High Point is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- Clarksburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Clarksburg is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Latham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Latham is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
- Tipton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Fortuna
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Fortuna is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortuna
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stonesport, with the one closest to Stonesport listed first.
- Excelsior
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Excelsior is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior
- Barnett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Osage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stonesport, with the one closest to Stonesport listed first.
- French Village ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- French Village is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Village
- Bonnots Mill
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Folk
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Folk is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folk
- Isbell ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Isbell is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isbell
- Loose Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Westphalia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Meta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Koeltztown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Koeltztown is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koeltztown
- Linn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chamois
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Argyle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Argyle is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Stonesport, see our County-by-County Page for Stonesport.
Cemeteries Near Stonesport ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Stonesport.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Stonesport - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Stonesport covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Stonesport, with the one closest to Stonesport listed first.
- Steeley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Friedens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hawthorn Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorn Memorial Gardens
- The Hawthorn Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
- Hawthorne Memorial Gardens
- Long View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Resurrection Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Riverview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Marion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Meng Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (234 more) ...
- Goshen Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Centertown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stone Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
While we didn't find Stonesport in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Stonesport.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Stonesport, with the one closest to Stonesport listed first.
- Claysville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Claysville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- Elston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Elston is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elston
- Burlington ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Burlington is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Marion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Marion is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Wilton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wilton is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- Centertown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Scruggs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Scruggs is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scruggs
- Cedar City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar City is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar City
- Jefferson City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson City is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,972 people
- Jefferson City has also been known as:
- Jeff City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson City <2>
- Holts Summit
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Folsom
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Folsom is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
- Ashland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Lohman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bacon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bacon is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacon
- McGirk
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- McGirk is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGirk
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Stonesport. See our List of 1890's Communities around Stonesport.
Newspapers Published in Stonesport ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 66 newspapers that have been published in the area around Stonesport.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Stonesport, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Stonesport.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Stonesport:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Boone County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Callaway County
- Cole County
- Cooper County
- Miller County
- Moniteau County
- Morgan County
- Osage County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Stonesport, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Stonesport) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |